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Object Number 993-24-20/27436
Display Title Corn husk and wood burro figurine
Descriptions
Object Description Corn husk and wood burro figurine
Inventory Description Figurine from corn husks, donkey, 2 ceramic dishes on back and fiber bundle
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1993
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Morelos
Central America / Mexico / Morelos / Cuernavaca / Cuernavaca
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 25 x 16 cm (10 5/8 x 9 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27436
Credit Line Gift of Alice B. Melvin, in celebration of donor's father and mother, Professor A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Strong Melvin, donor's sister, Mary Melvin Petronella, family friend, Luis Hererra Garcia, friend, Richard Paul Baydin, and donor's cats, Miss Amiga, Sir Minky, and Pyewacket
Provenance
Collector Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)

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